diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c
index ceda1621c..98898c5f1 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c
@@ -471,11 +471,11 @@ static void *codec_init(const struct media_codec *codec, uint32_t flags,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_LDAC_ABR
-#ifdef ENABLE_LDAC_DEC
+	#ifdef LDAC_ABR_HANDLE_NULL
 		this->ldac_abr = ldac_ABR_get_handle(NULL);
-#else
+	#else
 		this->ldac_abr = ldac_ABR_get_handle();
-#endif
+	#endif
 	if (this->ldac_abr == NULL)
 		goto error_errno;
 #endif
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/meson.build b/spa/plugins/bluez5/meson.build
index e39afd030..2aeab5b9d 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/meson.build
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/meson.build
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ if ldac_dep.found()
   ldac_args = codec_args
   if ldac_abr_dep.found()
     ldac_args += [ '-DENABLE_LDAC_ABR' ]
+    if ldac_abr_dep.version().version_compare('>=2.1.0.0')
+      ldac_args += [ '-DLDAC_ABR_HANDLE_NULL' ]
+    endif
   endif
   if get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac-dec').allowed() and ldac_dec_dep.found()
     ldac_args += [ '-DENABLE_LDAC_DEC' ]